Senior Operations Project Manager (all genders)

Work with different teams across the operational organization (including facilities and engineering, manufacturing, MSAT, CQV, Quality, etc) to identify and analyze complex problems within the organization.

Propose innovative and effective solutions to challenges.

Collaborate with different teams to implement improvement strategies.

Collect and analyze data to support decisions and recommendations.

Present reports and recommendations to relevant stakeholders.

Manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

Follow up on implemented solutions to assess their effectiveness

Adapt tools and KPIs to follow the resolution of the problem

Budget, timeline and resource planning to evaluate and to follow

Adapt quickly to new situations and unforeseen challenges.

Development of best practices and business processes for Facilities and Engineering: Assist in the establishment of project management best practices and tools as well as business processes to establish efficiencies to project management organization

Technical shutdown : with the involvement of the facilities and engineering CMMS planner, this role will be in charge of all planning aspects of the annual technical shutdown and optimization of the cross-functional tasks involved in the technical shutdown

Allocation of resources (human, technical, financial, etc.) according to the objectives set for F&E, MSAT, CQV activities

Draft support and organizational documents such as SOPs

Prepare a global and day to day schedule using project management best practices

Monitor the progress of planned activities, raise alerts if necessary, and propose appropriate schedule corrections for the global and day to day schedule

Manage organizational and technical contingencies during equipment downtime.

Work closely with the CMMS planner to manage the activities in the system, charge, duration, etc

Optimize the different tasks

Collect and analyze progress data and draw up dashboards and monitor indicators to facilitate decision-making.

Take part in shutdown milestones and provide leadership update support.

Contribute to shutdown analysis and feedback.

Ensure smooth communication across teams, clients and up to leadership; ensuring regular updates to the appropriate stakeholders; managing escalation and decision-making processes.

Risk management: Identify project issues and facilitate resolution, conduct risk management and contingency planning

Adherence to all EHS and GMP regulations

Engineering degree such as Arts et Métiers

Minimum ~8 years of previous engineering project management experience in biotech, chemical or pharmaceutical industry. Knowledge of resource management, GMP shutdown procedures, GMP facilities and engineering and Quality Systems

Experience with MS Office tools, MS Project, Smartsheet

Experience with lean tools such as Ishikawa, 5W2H, etc

Certification in Lean Six Sigma: Green or Black Belt

Excellent organizational, rigor, relationship and communication skills

Motivation to be part of a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team